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Spa and Relaxation After School Program

24. March 2010

Recently we brained stormed some new ideas. Our sports programs are very popular. What we needed were some ideas for indoor programs. One of those ideas was Spa and Relaxation.

After School – St. Patricks Day Craft

3. March 2010

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So yesterday I was looking for a St. Patrick's Day craft for an after school program. After spending an hour online I was shocked that I couldn't find anything the caught my interest.

Teaching Sports After School

2. September 2009

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Every recreation department teaches sports to kids, whether by their own staff or through contract instructors. And why wouldn’t they, the benefits for children are many. But what if you want to offer a sport and don’t have an instructor? Maybe you can’t find a qualified contract instructor to teach the skills and nobody on [...]

Flashcards – A Rainy Day Activity

2. March 2009

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Its been raining off and on here in Northern California so I decided to dig up some of my reference books and find some rainy day activities that I knew were good and have used in the past. Below is an excerpt from a book called Camp Program Ideas, edited and compiled by Janet Gibson, [...]

Sign Language Program for Kids That Anyone Can Run

1. March 2009

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The other day I was talking on the phone with a friend of mine, Susan, who is the director of an after school YMCA site. We were discussing programming, as we always do, and she mentioned that she started running a sign language program. I took a semester of sign language in college. I really enjoyed [...]

Jump Rope as an After School Program? Really?

17. February 2009

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When the youth programs supervisor told me she wanted to do an after school program called Spinners I was intrigued. “Spinners? Is that where you spin the paper and drop paint on the paper making cool designs.” “No Curt, it’s a jump rope program.” “Huh? You want kids to jump rope for an hour of after school programming?” “Exactly. [...]

FitDecks are Great Tools For The Youth Recreation Professional

16. December 2008

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A few weeks ago we started an after school program based around fitness. If you have ever tried to plan a fitness program for kids you know that it’s not as easy as having the kids run and do sit-ups. You want the kids to enjoy themselves so that they will continue to be active [...]

Why Drum Circles Make a Great Summer Camp and Youth Recreation Program

12. December 2008

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A Drum Circle (a.k.a. rhythm circle) is an empowering group activity which uses a combination of various percussion instruments. The main purpose is to experience the joy of group music making. The facilitator creates an atmosphere charged with excitement – and focuses on developing group cohesion. We have an innate ability to feel and respond to [...]

Go Fly a Kite

11. December 2008

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About 10 years ago my girlfriend and I went into a toy store and agreed to buy each other a gift under $10, just for fun. I can’t remember what I got for her but she purchased a kite for me. On our way back to camp (where we both worked) we stopped at a [...]

How To Make Transitions and Downtime Fun During Youth Programs and Camps

5. December 2008

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Transitions from one activity to another can be difficult, especially if there is downtime while your group of kids are waiting for the next activity to start. Camps are notorious for this. There is so much downtime between activities and meals that campers start getting restless during these times. Thankfully, I have a solution. There [...]

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